James in Chinese
The standard Chinese transliteration of James is 詹姆斯, pronounced Zhānmǔsī. Hear it below, see what each character means, then try saying it yourself.
詹姆斯
Zhānmǔsī
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Simplified (mainland China)
詹姆斯
Traditional (Taiwan, Hong Kong)
詹姆斯
Same in both scripts
詹姆斯
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Zhānmǔsī
Character by character
a surname
governess; used in transliteration
this; thus (classical)
About this transliteration
In China 詹姆斯 alone usually means LeBron James, whose fans shorten it to 老詹.
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